Indonesia will highlight optimizing water management to increase food production at the 10th Bali World Water Forum (WWF) 2024 to address the food crisis threat, Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono stated. "As it was stated by the President (Joko Widodo), we are facing...
Commentary: Is carbon neutrality possible for coal-addicted Indonesia?
Source: Channel News Asia Date: 23 July 2021 State utility company PLN has pledged carbon neutrality by 2060, but the pledge merits greater scrutiny, says a researcher. In May 2021, Indonesia's biggest utility company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), pledged to phase out fossil fuels by 2060 ...
Indonesia sets eyes on becoming world's geothermal superpower
Source: Eco-Business Date: 19 July 2021 Straddling the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is one of the most geologically active countries in the world, with churning molten rock beneath the archipelago triggering about 1,000 tremors a month. The heat generated by movement in the Ear...
Indonesia, France bolster green and blue economy cooperation
Source: Antara News Date: 3 July 2021 Indonesian National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa pressed for deepening cooperation between Indonesia and France to create a low-carbon environment, green and blue economy, as well as cooperation in financing the development of government projec...
PLN Received IDR 20.5 Billion Grant from France for Hydropower Project
Source: CNBC Indonesia Date: 18 June 2021 PT PLN (Persero) received a grant of €1.2 million or around IDR 20.5 billion (assuming the exchange rate is IDR 17,129 per euro) from the French Development Agency—namely Agence Francais de Development (AFD)—to support the construction of a Hydroelectric Pow...
Indonesia, key for energy transition in the region
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 26 April 2021 The global energy transition has crossed many milestones over the past decade, surpassing most expectations. Thanks to technological innovation, entrepreneurship and risk-taking by policymakers and businesses, the installed capacity grew sevenfold f...
ASEAN Needs A Green New Deal
Source: The ASEAN Post Date: 24 April 2021 Tropical cyclones that form over Southeast Asia's Savu Sea do not typically hit land. But in early April, Cyclone Seroja created a path of destruction across Indonesian islands and East Timor. Within days, more than 200 people were dead or missing and...
Ministry seeks to strengthen waste management to drive economic growth
Source: ANTARA NewsDate: 18 February 2021 The Ministry of Environment and Forestry said it is keen to support the waste management sector and help strengthen the implementation of circular economy in Indonesia. "Waste management has been one of the most resilient business sectors during the COVID-19...
How Can Indonesia Achieve Its Climate Change Mitigation Goal? An Analysis of Potential Emissions Reductions from Energy and Land-Use Policies
Source: World Resources Institute Indonesia is one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). For the past two decades, GHG emissions have increased from almost all sectors, such as land-use (defined as land use, land-use change, and forestry including peat fires), energy, agri...